First On Cnn: Rubio's Ad Buying Plan Hits Snag

Sarah Matthews, a former staffer of Donald Trump, said Monday she would not cast her vote in November for her former boss, signaling she could instead vote for President Biden, The Hill reports. Said Matthews: “When we have a candidate on the ballot who will not uphold the Constitution, then I feel like I have to put policy aside.

“99% of the people claiming they know who’s up or who’s down are either full of it or have their own agenda. The reality is the only thing Trump is truly focused on right now is his own trial.” — A person in Donald Trump’s inner circle, quoted by Semafor, on Trump picking a running mate.

Donald Trump was interviewed by Eric Cortellessa of Time magazine: TIME: Would you fire a U. S. attorney who didn’t prosecute someone you ordered him to? Him or her? TRUMP: It depends on the situation, honestly. TIME: So you might? TRUMP: It would depend on the situation. Yeah.

New York Times: “If the Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump is immune from being charged with crimes over official actions he took as president, it would be a momentous decision for the future of executive power and American-style democracy. But it is far from certain that such a ruling would derail the election subversion case against him.”

Donald Trump told Time he would have trouble hiring anyone who thinks Biden won the 2020 election: “I wouldn’t feel good about it.”

“Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial had barely begun when he started to turn his anger toward his lead lawyer, Todd Blanche,” the New York Times reports. “Although Mr. Blanche has been Mr. Trump’s favorite lawyer for some time, behind closed doors and in phone calls, the former president has complained repeatedly about him in recent weeks… He has griped that Mr.